Karnataka

Oct 31: WhatsApp has confirmed that an Israeli spyware was used for snooping on several people in the country, reported The Indian Express. WhatsApp, the report said, had alerted several academics, lawyers, Dalit activists and journalists that their phones had been under state-of-the-art surveillance for a two-week period until May. “Indian journalists and human rights activists have been the

Mysuru, Oct 31: Historians and academicians in Mysuru are divided on the government’s move to drop lessons on Tipu Sultan, popularly called the Tiger of Mysuru, from school textbooks, with some saying the lessons should stand, while others saying the government is justified in removing them. Historian Nanjaraja Urs says the very idea of scrapping lessons on Tipu from textbooks is “dangerous” and

Hubballi, Oct 31: Former chief minister H D Kumaraswamy might have given a statement about extending support to the state government but the B S Yediyurappa-led BJP government is safe and we have not sought support from anyone, said Union parliamentary affairs minister Pralhad Joshi. Speaking to reporters here on Wednesday, Joshi said there was no question of sidelining deputy chief minister

Bengaluru, Oct 30: As the BJP government in Karnataka led by him is all set to complete 100 days in office on November 2, Chief Minister B SYediyurappa on Wednesday expressed confidence about completing his full term. Rejecting suggestions that the party high command was trying to control him, the chief minister said he has been given a "free hand". "How I have run the administration in 100 days

Tumkuru, Oct 30: Six people were killed and more than 20 injured when a private bus, in which they were travelling, overturned near Tumkuru on Wednesday. According to Police, the victims were yet to be identified. All the injured, few of them critical, were rushed to Tumkur hospital, police further said. According to the reports, over-speeding of the bus led to the accident as the driver of the

Bengaluru, Oct 30: Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa on Wednesday said that the government is considering a proposal to remove Tipu Sultan's name from school textbooks. "About Tipu Jayanti, we are going to drop everything. We are also thinking to drop everything in the textbooks about him. I do not agree with people who say that Tipu Sultan was a freedom fighter," Yediyurappa said. Earlier, on October

New Delhi, Oct 30: The Delhi High Court on Wednesday adjourned plea by Congress leader DK Shivakumar's wife and mother challenging ED summons issued against them in connection with a money-laundering case. Justice Brijesh Sethi adjourned the plea after the ED told the court that it has issued fresh summons against them and the applicants claimed that the same has not been received by them. The

Bengaluru, Oct 30: Former Karnataka Lokayukta and former Supreme Court Judge N Venkatachala passed away here on Wednesday at the age of 89. The reason for his death was attributed to an accidental fall at his home at 6 am. "He was brought to the emergency room at Ramaiah Memorial Hospital in an unresponsive state at 6.30 am. Despite taking measures to resuscitate him, he remained unresponsive. He

Mangaluru, Oct 30: Three students have been arrested for allegedly possessing and consuming the banned ganja in the city, police said on Tuesday. According to police, the students were arrested on Monday night for consuming Ganja in an apartment and lodged a case against them. The students were identified as Kuruvilla George (21), Hemanth Tamas (21) hails from Kerala and Mohammed Nasir (18) from

Bidar, Oct 30: Former minister and KPCC working president Eshwar Khandre on Tuesday expressed confidence that Congress would win all 15 seats in the by-elections due in December next month and predicted that the BJP government led by Mr B S Yedyurappa would fall after the by-polls. Addressing the press persons here today Mr Khandre said “These 15 by-election seats were the strongholds of the